Naked Fury | |
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Directed by | Charles Saunders |
Written by | Guido Coen Brock Williams |
Produced by | Guido Coen |
Starring | Reed De Rouen Kenneth Cope Leigh Madison |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | Peter Pitt |
Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | Coenda Films |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Naked Fury (U.S. title: The Pleasure Lovers [1] ) is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Reed De Rouen, Kenneth Cope and Leigh Madison. [2] It was written by Guido Coen and Brock Williams.
Four criminals attack a night watchman while robbing a warehouse. After kidnapping the daughter of their victim, they hide. One of the robbers falls for their hostage, leading to tension between the thieves, especially when the night watchman succumbs to his injuries.
Kine Weekly wrote: "Hard-boiled melodrama. ... The leading characters take it as well as dish it out; night club divertissement punctuates the rough stuff; and its salutary and spectacular climax is clear proof that crime doesn't pay. Good British "second". [3]
In British Sound Films David Quinlan wrote: "Second-feature is better than it sounds, holds the attention." [4]
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